Unable to open Ofc Docs from CD-Rom copy

[mroffice]

A few month's back I've backed up/copied "My Docs" onto a
CD. Since then my harddrive crashed and I no longer have
these docs. I need to open one of the backed-up files
(Workd and Excel), but all I get is this error
message "The document name or path is invalid". The docs
were created in Office 2000, which I'm still using today.
Is there a way to get these docs to open?? Thanks.

 

[Don MI]

A few month's back I've backed up/copied "My Docs" onto a
CD. Since then my harddrive crashed and I no longer have
these docs. I need to open one of the backed-up files
(Workd and Excel), but all I get is this error
message "The document name or path is invalid". The docs
were created in Office 2000, which I'm still using today.
Is there a way to get these docs to open?? Thanks.

Copy the files to your hard drive. Right click on each file {or selected
group of files} and select Properties. Clear the Read Only box.

Don

 

[Guest]

Unable to copy to hard drive. Error Message: "Cannot
copy 'file name':Cannot read from the source file or disk."
Also, none of the files are read only.

 

[Bob I]

Are you doing this in Windows Explorer?

PS anything on a CD-ROM is read only(thats what the RO in rom stands for)

 

[mroffice]

Yes.

-----Original Message-----
Are you doing this in Windows Explorer?

PS anything on a CD-ROM is read only(thats what the RO in rom stands for)



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[Ringwood]

If it says 'Unable to read from source drive' either the drive or the CD is
faulty.

 

[Bob I]

This would not be an Office issue then. But as Ringwood said it is a
problem with the CD drive or if other discs work fine, a problem with
the disc itself. When you determine which is causing the problem, post a
question to a newgroup for your operating system for the best response.